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drain down
Down the Drain is a 1990 American comedy film. It was directed by Robert C. Hughes and starred Andrew Stevens, Teri Copley and John Matuszak, in his last film after his death. Jerry Mathers and Stella Stevens also appeared in the film. It was released on video April 25, 1990.
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I'm about to do some replacement pipework under the floor and will need to drain down the system. No problem there.
The drain valve is below floor level (external) on the return side of a two pipe system.
Won't draining leave a lot of water in the flow side, below the radiator inlet...
I have an Elson Sapphire double feed indirect hot water tank and I need to drain down the system to move some radiators.
Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to the correct drain down and refill procedure for this tank?
It is a self contained boxed and insulated unit with a single cold...
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I have the boiler as above which has been very good for the last 13 years or more and is still relatively going strong.
However, now, the secondary heat exchanger is kettling and the easiest option is to replace it.
Although Worcester Bosch do sell a cleaning kit, whatever route I take, I'll...
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The onslaught of plumbing questions continues! Sorry folks... The plumber is coming on Monday and will be draining down to do the bathroom etc. I was considering whacking in some system cleaner before he comes, but would need to get some tomorrow.
1. Is it worth using for such a short...
I need to remove a short section of pipe between two rads on the ground floor.
Will this work?
Close off all rads (14) (I have decorator caps), drain down remaining water, carry out repair and refill with internal filling loop.
It's a Worcester Combi boiler about 7 years old, regularly serviced...
Need to do some work in an upstairs bathroom moving some rad pipes etc.
Just wondering if its okay to do a half drain down, i.e just drain down until all of the upstairs pipe work/rads are empty then top up with water/inhibitor once complete
of is it better to completely drain the entire...
The isolating valve on the tank outlet is sized so I'm looking for a tool or technique for plugging the tank outlet so the valve can be changed. I can feel that the bore of the fitting to be plugged is not smooth, appears to have 2 ridges!
Advice and suggestions, please
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I'm going to drain my heating system a bit to replace a three port valve body that's got a stuck spindle. I was going to turn the water off first but I've noticed that the circulation pump before the three port valve seems to have a valve either side of it. Can I shut these off instead of...
Needing to change a radiator in bathroom and will need to change out trv and lock shield. On the bottom radiator I have this valve but no drain off attachment. What can I add to this to attach a pipe to drain off.
I live in a 2-story townhouse, and here's what I'm experiencing.
# For a several years now
The upstairs toilet slow-drains to the point where after being out of the house with no flushes for a day or two, you come home and there is no water in the bowl. Because of that it smells. Meanwhile the...
Towel rail needs to be removed so that new flooring can fit over pipes. Therefore the whole thing needs to come off valves and all so that the pipe ends coming up from the floor are exposed. The bottom compression nut and olive can stay on each pipe as there will be big enough holes in the...
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I have probably done a silly thing here so need some advice.
I drained down the central heating system with a hose pipe from the drain off on the radiator closest to the door. No problems. Then I removed 3 radiators as we had the decorators in for a few weeks. As the decorators...
Afternoon all,
Bit of a random question but, is there anything significan differences in the hose used to drain a system?
Any recommendations or is the standard domestic hose good enough?
Thanks
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I want to install a MagnaClean on the boiler return and having looking at it closely I see a valve just above where it would best fit and a drain off at the bottom of the return pipe as it heads into the boiler. On he flow pipe there is another stop valve.
I would obviously switch...
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I recently drained my central heating system to give it a flush out and replace a couple of radiators. I installed the new radiators, filled the system back up and add the inhibitor. The the problem i have now is when i switch the heating on it turns off after about 3 to 5 minutes. The pipe...
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I have a Worcester 9.24 boiler and am installing a new bathroom so need to tap into the DHW from the boiler and the cold water supply.
I know how to tap into the cold water and how to drain that line but the DHW has no drain cock so was looking for some advise
Thanks
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I'm due to change a lock shield on a rad.
It is a fairly large house, and the rad is on the ground floor. Gravity fed. Two-floor house.
In theory, if I put bungs in the CH vent and supply pipes, the water should be held in the system with only a few drips while I swap the valves.
Is...
Just over a year ago I had a leak on one of the valves on my Boilermate 2000, so it was drained down and a new valve fitted.
On drain down, the water looked quite clean.
British Gas did the job and refilled the tank, but with no inhibitor, as apparantly that 'isn't part of the job'. Also I...
Is there anything out there that's similar but half the price?
my cheap hose needs replacing, been cutting it down bit by bit! I like the look and feel of the regin hose but not the £50+ price tag
What do you use? Could get another garden hose but getting a bit sick of them now especially on...
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